Application Engineer - DevOps & Engineering Tools

RTX is the world’s largest aerospace and defense company, seeking an experienced Application Engineer - DevOps & Engineering Tools to join their agile team. The role involves deploying, administering, and supporting enterprise-wide software engineering and DevSecOps applications, while driving software modernization and cloud adoption.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy, sustain, and support enterprise shared software applications across on‑premise and cloud environments using DevSecOps principles
• Develop and maintain software deployment automation, container orchestration scripts, and infrastructure‑as‑code templates
• Configure, harden, and maintain the cybersecurity and compliance posture of all hosted solutions
• Assist engineering teams with supporting, optimizing, and integrating software build/test pipelines
• Resolve application service incidents and collaborate with Level‑1 helpdesk teams to create internal knowledge base articles
• Partner with engineering stakeholders to plan and execute migrations from legacy systems to modern platforms
• Develop enterprise-grade solution architectures and present performance metrics and demonstrations to leadership
• Collaborate with programs and stakeholder groups to align and support application deployments
• Implement and maintain service monitoring scripts and tools to streamline operations and maximize uptime

Requirements:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics, (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree and 5 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations
• Experience deploying and supporting server-based hosted COTS applications and associated databases in an enterprise environment. Applications such as GITLAB, Jira, Azure Devops Server, Jenkins, etc
• Linux system administration experience
• Hands-on experience using Docker and/or Podman
• Experience with troubleshooting commercial server-based application installs, associated databases, networking issues, and Web/HTTP concepts (SSL, certificates, proxy, REST) to resolve application configuration issues
• Strong communication, organizational, and people skills with the ability to multi-task, support multiple customers, and to work within specific schedule and cost constraints
• Experience deploying or administering Jira, GitLab, and/or Azure DevOps Server
• Ability to troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines/code in Jenkins, Azure, or GitLab
• Experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher, Tanzu, or similar technologies
• Experience using tools like Ansible, Chef, or Terraform
• Ability to develop automation scripts using Bash, Python, and/or PERL
• Experience deploying and managing applications in cloud tenants (AWS, Azure)
• Knowledge of vulnerability remediation, disaster recovery, data spill remediation, FIPS compliance, SSL/TLS, and SELinux
• Windows system administration experience and experience administering Java-based applications
• Strong understanding and implementation experience with SCRUM, Lean, Agile, or Scaled Agile (SAFe) frameworks